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A Russian soldier marches during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Alabino, Russia, outside Moscow, on Wednesday. The parade will take place in Red Square on May 9 to commemorate the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany.

A Russian soldier marches during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Alabino, Russia, outside Moscow, on Wednesday. The parade will take place in Red Square on May 9 to commemorate the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany. (Getty Images)

A Russian soldier marches during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Alabino, Russia, outside Moscow, on Wednesday. The parade will take place in Red Square on May 9 to commemorate the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany.